Wednesday, January 28, 2009

DI-2

Today is the first day of Rainer's second "delayed intensification." It's his last big round of chemo. After that, if all goes as expected, he'll be in "maintenance." Hooray! That means only once-a-month chemo (for the next two years). It's hard to imagine getting to that point--it's been a long haul--but we're almost there.On this round, he'll eat a lot, get very puffy in his face, and get very tired and sick--but not as sick as last time. He'll get a reduced dose of the particular medication that made him so very sick. Still enough to get rid of those nasty lurking leukemia cells, though.Happy first day of DI-2, sweet boy!

I've been reading your blog for nearly a year (got here searching for a pattern for baby pants!) and just had to chime in with encouragement and support. Lots of people out there are thinking of you and your family!

I realized after months of reading that not only do you live in my hometown, your husband was one of the single best teachers of my academic career. My friends and sisters still talk about his intelligence and devotion to his students' success.

About Me

Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm wife to Ken, stepmom to Ben, and mom to Jacob and Faith, Dieter and Rainer. I like the domestic scene, salty/sweet combos, recipe reviews, the smell of rosemary, babies, the feeling of having exercised, hand clapping rhymes, books, Friday Night Lights, teacups, and laundry that has been washed, dried, folded and put away.
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